PLD Space has signed a Boost! contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the development of a payload accommodation system on MIURA 5 that will provide greater flexibility to […]
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Firefly Aerospace selected by National Reconnaissance Office as launch provider with Alpha Rocket
Firefly Aerospace, Inc. has been selected by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) to serve as a launch provider with the firm’s Firefly’s Alpha rocket. As part of the NRO’s Streamlined […]
Beyond Gravity’s innovative payload fairing closes after release and returns to Earth with first stage of the launcher
Beyond Gravity is an innovative international space supplier that tackles the challenges of high costs with a focus on reusability. An innovative payload fairing (PLF) concept promises to disrupt space […]
Ariane 6 core stage hot fire test on the launch pad is successful
The Ariane 6 core stage has successfully carried out its first complete hot-fire test on its launch pad, as part of the combined tests campaign. This hot-fire test occurred after […]
July 27th… a Starlinks sending scheduled…
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, July 27th., at 10:20 p.m. ET (2:20 UTC on July 28) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex […]
SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites on Saturday night
On Saturday, July 15 at 11:50 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in […]
UPDATE 2: PLD Space’s Mission MIURA 1 test flight scrubbed ‘to be back soon’
UPDATE: Huelva (Andalusia). 17 June 2023. PLD Space’s MIURA 1 SN1 Test Flight mission, scheduled for early this morning at INTA’s facilities in El Arenosillo (Huelva), was carried out on […]
Vast acquires Launcher to accelerate manufacturing, development and spacecraft technologies
To accelerate its mission to expand humanity across the solar system by developing long term human habitation in space, Vast has acquired space startup Launcher. Vast is building an artificial […]